Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 significant in American immigration history?
A) It sent all the Chinese immigrants in the United States back to China.
B) It was the first federal law to restrict immigration on the basis of race and class.
C) It was the first time Congress was unable to override a presidential veto of an immigration law.
D) It denied citizenship to any Chinese born in the United States.
E) It removed all restrictions from American immigration law.
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